WHY Do They Act That Way?: A Survival Guide to the Adolescent Brain for You and Your Teen
David Walsh, Ph.D. With Nat Bennett

Editorial Reviews

"A powerful, practical book on the teenage brain. Walsh is a storyteller with the gifts of simplicity and clarity. This book is an easy read, but its message is fresh, nuanced, and important. I recommend it to all parents who ask themselves, 'Why do they act this way?'"

-- Mary Pipher, Ph.D., author of Reviving Ophelia

"You'll finish it feeling as if you've just had coffee with someone who is not only entertaining and enlightening but who knows exactly how it feels to be the mom or dad of a twenty-first-century teen."

-- Cheryl Dellasega, Ph.D., author of Surviving Ophelia

"Parents will find the book immensely informative,reassuring, and useful. I highly recommend it!"

-- Edward Hallowell, M.D., author of Driven to Distraction and The Childhood Roots of Adult Happiness